Marco Cassetti

Marco Cassetti

Cassetti playing for Watford
Personal information
Full name Marco Cassetti[1]
Date of birth (1977-05-29) 29 May 1977
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Como
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Montichiari 30 (6)
1998–2000 Lumezzane 50 (3)
2000–2003 Verona 61 (7)
2003–2006 Lecce 95 (9)
2006–2012 Roma 143 (4)
2012–2013 Udinese 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Watford (loan) 38 (0)
2013–2014 Watford 35 (1)
2015– Como 13 (0)
Total 465 (30)
National team
2005–2008 Italy 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2015.


Marco Cassetti (born 29 May 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Como.

Born in Brescia, he has previously played in Serie A for Verona, Lecce and Roma and in England with Watford. Cassetti won five caps for Italy at full international level. Principally a right-back, Cassetti started his career as a right midfielder. He has also played as a central defender.[3]

Club career

Cassetti started his football career at Montichiari, an amateur-level club inside the province of Brescia. In his two seasons with them he made 30 appearances and scored six goals. He then moved on to a Serie C1 team, Lumezzane, where he also stayed for two years. His debut in the Serie A came with Hellas Verona F.C. in a 1–1 draw with Bari. He was often a sub in his first two years with them but became a starter the next year when they were relegated to the Serie B. After that he was a typical starter for Lecce, playing with them for three seasons.

In the 2006–07 season, Cassetti left Lecce to sign a four-year contract with Roma on a co-ownership deal for €1.5M due to Lecce's relegation.[4] His teammate Mirko Vučinić also joined on loan for €3.25M. In June 2007, the remain registration rights of Cassetti were bought for €851,500.[5]

Cassetti with Roma

In December 2009, he scored a winner against Lazio. On that day he became a hero for all Roma fans. On 3 June 2010, he signed a new 1-year deal with Roma and his pre-tax salary was increased to €1.8M from €1.34M.[6] His contract was renewed again in March 2011.[7]

He then became a second choice as a right back, with Aleandro Rosi being favoured over him. He played two games against Slovan Bratislava, but he disappointed with his performance. He played only 5 matches in the first part of the 2011–12 season due to his injury, Towards the end of the season Cassetti stated that he experienced less playing time due to manager Luis Enrique considering him as more of a centre-back rather than a right back.

At the end of the 2011/12 season it became clear that Roma decided against offering Cassetti a contract extension, meaning that he would leave the capital club at the end of the season.[8]

On 23 August 2012, Cassetti signed for Udinese on a one-year deal, agreeing to join Watford on a season-long loan on the same day. Udinese did not publicise their signing of Cassetti, meaning that it was a move purely for the benefit of the English Championship club.[9][10] In June 2013, Cassetti signed for Watford permanently and scored his first goal for the club in a 3-3 draw at home to Blackburn Rovers on 25 March 2014.[11]

After two years at Vicarage Road, Cassetti announced he would be leaving Watford upon the expiry of his contract in May 2014.[12] Roma manager Rudi Garcia had allowed Cassetti to train with the club in September, and in January 2015, Cassetti agreed a deal to join Lega Pro side Como.[13]

International career

Cassetti has been capped for the Italian national team five times. He was the first Lecce player to play for the national team. He played his last game for Italy in a 2–1 over Cyprus in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Honours

Roma
Winners
Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Player Details: Marco Cassetti". The English National Football Archive. SoccerData. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Marco Cassetti". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "'I wish I'd come here 15 years ago,' says Cassetti". Watford Observer.
  4. ↑ "ACQUISITO DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE MARCO CASSETTI" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 5 July 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "APPROVATA SITUAZIONE MENSILE AL 30 GIUGNO 2007" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 6 August 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Prolungamento del contratto economico per le prestazioni sportive del calciatore Marco Cassetti" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 3 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Prolungamento del contratto economico del calciatore Marco Cassetti" (pdf). AS Roma (in Italian). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Cassetti reveals Roma truths - Football Italia".
  9. ↑ Alnutt, Tom (23 August 2012). "Watford sign Cassetti". Watford Observer. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Jack Pitt-Brooke (7 February 2013). "Jack Pitt-Brooke: Meet Marco Cassetti - the Italian who prefers". The Independent.
  11. ↑ "BBC Sport - Watford 3-3 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport.
  12. ↑ "UPDATED: The 'Beard' bids farewell". Watford Observer.
  13. ↑ Newson, Adam (20 January 2015). "Former Watford player Marco Cassetti has agreed a deal with Italian side Como Calcio". Watford Observer. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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